The Temple of God 2 Chronicles 3-5
Then Solomon began to build the house of the Lord in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the Lord had appeared to David his father, at the place that David had appointed, on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite. 2 He began to build in the second month of the fourth year of his reign. 3 These are Solomon’s measurements for building the house of God: the length, in cubits of the old standard, was sixty cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits. 1
2 Chronicles 3:1-3
The vestibule in front of the nave of the house was twenty cubits long, equal to the width of the house, and its height was 120 cubits. He overlaid it on the inside with pure gold. 5 The nave he lined with cypress and covered it with fine gold and made palms and chains on it. 6 He adorned the house with settings of precious stones. The gold was gold of Parvaim. 7 So he lined the house with gold—its beams, its thresholds, its walls, and its doors—and he carved cherubim on the walls. 4
2 Chronicles 3:4-7
And he made the Most Holy Place. Its length, corresponding to the breadth of the house, was twenty cubits, and its breadth was twenty cubits. He overlaid it with 600 talents of fine gold. 9Â The weight of gold for the nails was fifty shekels. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold 8Â
2 Chronicles 3:8-9
1. God is serious about sin
He made an altar of bronze, twenty cubits long and twenty cubits wide and ten cubits high
2 Chronicles 4:1
2. God is full of splendor
The vestibule in front of the nave of the house was twenty cubits long, equal to the width of the house, and its height was 120 cubits. He overlaid it on the inside with pure gold. 5 The nave he lined with cypress and covered it with fine gold and made palms and chains on it. 6 He adorned the house with settings of precious stones. The gold was gold of Parvaim. 7 So he lined the house with gold—its beams, its thresholds, its walls, and its doors—and he carved cherubim on the walls. 4
2 Chronicles 3:4-7
And he made the Most Holy Place. Its length, corresponding to the breadth of the house, was twenty cubits, and its breadth was twenty cubits. He overlaid it with 600 talents of fine gold. 9Â The weight of gold for the nails was fifty shekels. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold. 8Â
2 Chronicles 3:8-9
The Lord said to Moses, 2 “See, I have called by name Bezalel […] 3 and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with ability and intelligence, with knowledge and all craftsmanship, 4 to devise artistic designs, to work in gold, silver, and bronze, 5 in cutting stones for setting, and in carving wood, to work in every craft. 6 And behold, I have appointed with him Oholiab[…] And I have given to all able men ability, that they may make all that I have commanded you 1
Exodus 31:1-6
So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. 31Â
1 Corinthians 10:31
3. God is separate from us
the snuffers, basins, dishes for incense, and fire pans, of pure gold, and the sockets of the temple, for the inner doors to the Most Holy Place and for the doors of the nave of the temple were of gold. 22Â
2 Chronicles 4:22
And he made the veil of blue and purple and crimson fabrics and fine linen, and he worked cherubim on it. 14Â
2 Chronicles 3:14
Application: Sing to God
and it was the duty of the trumpeters and singers to make themselves heard in unison in praise and thanksgiving to the Lord
2 Chronicles 5:13
For he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever
2 Chronicles 5:13
the house, the house of the Lord, was filled with a cloud, so that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud, for the glory of the Lord filled the house of God.
2 Chronicles 5:13-14
Application: Fellowship with God
He also made ten tables and placed them in the temple, five on the south side and five on the north. 8Â
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the tables for the bread of the Presence
2 Chronicles 4:8 and 4:19